Al-Omari Grand Mosque
Also known as: Al-Omari Grand Mosque
in Beirut, Lebanon
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Overview
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The Al-Omari Grand Mosque stands on Rue Abdel Malek in the Majidiyeh district of Beirut. It is a three-aisled basilica, and the record describes its architecture as Romanesque. The building originated as a bishop's church dedicated to John the Baptist, constructed by the Crusaders. After the Mamluks took the city it was converted for Muslim worship, and it has served as a mosque ever since.
History
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The building was erected by the Crusaders in Beirut as a bishop's church, a cathedral, dedicated to John the Baptist.
The Mamluks conquered Beirut in 1291. Following that conquest the three-aisled basilica was converted into a mosque, a function it has retained since.
From Wikipedia
The Al-Omari Grand Mosque (Arabic: المسجد العمري الكبير), known as Jami' Al-Kabir, is a Sunni Islam mosque, located in the central district of Beirut, in Lebanon.
The building has been a place of worship including its original use as a Roman temple, and subsequently as a Roman church during the Byzantine era, it was re-built in 635 ACE during the reign of Islam's second caliph, Umar Bin El Khattab and named in his honor, this mosque was eventually conquered and converted into a Crusader church, before Beirut was conquered by Mamluk Egypt and it was re-converted into a mosque.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1_(%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AA)
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-%CA%BFUmar%C4%AB-Moschee_(Beirut)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Omari_Grand_Mosque
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_d%27Omar_(Beyrouth)
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B1_(%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AA)